Will Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Bob Woodward and publisher Simon & Schuster[1] finally resolve the question of who owns the copyright over interviews? While the complaint has other challenges, it […]
[Archived Post] House Judiciary Committee Hearing Reacts to Copyright Office Report on Efficacy of Section 512
The following post comes from Liz Velander, a recent graduate of Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at CPIP. By Liz Velander In late September, the House Judiciary Committee held […]
[Archived Post] Congratulations to Shira Perlmutter: 14th United States Register of Copyrights
On September 21, 2020, Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden announced that she has appointed Shira Perlmutter Register of Copyrights and Director of the United States Copyright Office. Ms. Perlmutter […]
[Archived Post] CPIP’s Sandra Aistars Joins Artomatic Panel on Copyright Protection for Visual Artists
The following post comes from Liz Velander, a recent graduate of Scalia Law and a Research Assistant at CPIP. By Liz Velander As part of its ongoing series about the […]
[Archived Post] Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act is First Step Towards a Modern Copyright Office
The House Judiciary Committee today overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act by a vote of 27-1. Introduced last Thursday by Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking […]
[Archived Post] What Would Judge Gorsuch Mean for Fair Use?
By Kevin Madigan On February 1st, President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia. The announcement opened the […]
[Archived Post] IP Scholars Explain Why We Shouldn’t Use SurveyMonkey to Select Our Next Register of Copyrights
By Kevin Madigan In a letter submitted to House Judiciary Committee today, nine IP scholars (organized by CPIP’s Sandra Aistars) express their support for the Committee’s proposal to modernize the […]
[Archived Post] Librarians’ Contradictory Letter Reveals an Alarming Ignorance of the Copyright System
By Kevin Madigan On December 14th, a group of librarians sent a letter to Congress explaining why they believe the Copyright Office should remain under the control of the Library […]
[Archived Post] Rejection of DOJ Consent Decree Interpretation is a Win for Songwriters
Cross-posted from the Mister Copyright blog. Earlier this month, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York issued an order rejecting the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) interpretation of a […]
[Archived Post] Despite What You Hear, Notice and Takedown is Failing Creators and Copyright Owners
By Kevin Madigan In a recent op-ed in the LA Times, Professors Chris Sprigman and Mark Lemley praise the notice and takedown provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) […]